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And the winner is……

Jeanette — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:17:39 +0000

Congratulations to our Jessica N. who is the proud new owner of an Okkatots Diaperbag! We will be contacting you by email to see what color you would prefer and where to ship it! Thank you to everyone who entered!

The celebration is not over yet! We are offering a 20% discount to everyone to celebrate the arrival of our new everyday diaperbags. Enter coupon code Newbaby20 at the checkout for your discount. It is valid through August 18, 2010. It is good on all items in our Okkatots Store.

Introducing the Okkatots Everyday Backpack! And of course a Give-a-way to Celebrate!

Jeanette — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:40:48 +0000

You have asked for it, and here it is! We are excited to introduce our everyday backpack diaper bag in grey and red.

Many of you have been looking for a functional day pack and don’t need the larger carrying capacity of the Travel Baby Depot Bag. This if the bag for you! The Okkatots backpack Diaper bag offers the same convenient change station features. Strap it on the front seat of your car and you can easliy get to snacks, drinks, toys and cell phone. This bag is perfect for day trips and everyday use. Its multiple pockets keep every thing organized, reachable, and upright.

• Easy access pocket for cell phone, keys, wallet and other items.
• Versatile carry handle – Opens to attach bag to seat belt.
• Insulated bottle pocket holds two larger bottles.
• Zip pocket for personal items.
• Multiple pockets at top of bag keep smaller items easily accessible.
• Shoulder straps zip together for use over one shoulder.
• Removable water resistant laundry bag.
• Internal pocket holds drink container for quick access.

Convenient Diaper Changing Station Features
• All items easily accessible.
• See-through diaper dispenser holds up to 10 diapers.
• Removable envelope dispenses wet wipes & keeps them moist.
• Large, soft baby changing mat.
• Pocket for creams and similar items.
• Attachments for Pacifier Pouch and toys.

You Could Win An Okkatots Everyday Diaper Backpack Free! Here is how to enter:

Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment on this post telling us which product you would find most helpful and why, and also what other entry methods you did (1 entry)

Additional Ways to Gain Entries:

Add the following link to your blog or website (5 entries) – in your comment below tell us the URL where we can find your link
1. Diaper Bag – http://www.okkatots.com/
Join Us on Facebook (2 entries) – http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Okkatots/105891666134017?ref=sgm
Follow Us on Twitter (2 entries) – http://twitter.com/okkatots
Announce the contest to all your Facebook friends, by inviting them to come enter the contest and putting a link to the contest page in your Facebook status. (1 entry)

Claiming your Entries

To claim your entries simply leave a comment on the bottom of this post listing all the things you did to enter. Be sure to enter your email address so we can contact you if you won.

Rules

Each participate can only do each entry method one time to gain entries

The contest Starts July26th and ends August 8th at Midnight MST, the winner will be randomly selected and announced August 9th, 2011

If you have any questions email Emmie [at] Okkatots.com

And the Winners are…..

Jeanette — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:40:46 +0000

Thank you to everyone for your entires during our blog contest. Here are the WINNERS!

The winner of prize #1 for the PTPA Award winning baby carrier is Yummyfaerie.

The winner of prize package #2 for the PTPA Award winning baby carrier and the Okkatots Shoulder bag is skpowers! We hope you enjoy your Okkatots products.

We will be . . . → Read More: And the Winners are…..

Win a Free Okkatots Baby Carrier!!

Jeanette — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:36:49 +0000

A baby carrier should fit your baby and not the other way. With our Okkatots Front Baby Carrier you can custom fit the carrier to your baby facing you or facing out. Our carriers are meant to hold newborns to children weighing 25 pounds so your child can grow with the carrier. Our baby carrier is comfortable to wear and chiropractor recommended, making it the top choice on the market for babies and parents.

The Okkatots Baby Carry System offers the following features:

- Carry baby facing in or out with the added support of the new Waistband that’s included.
- Lean baby back while in the carrier.
- Attaches to a shopping cart
- Custom fits your growing baby
- Pouch goes on easily like a diaper
- Easily remove sleeping baby from pouch

From its many uses to its many features, there’s no better way to spend quality time with your baby.

You Could Win a Carrier Free! Here is how to enter:

We are giving away two prize packages. Each package has a separate entry method and
you can enter to win either or both prizes, simply follow the rules below .

Prize Package #1: Our signature Baby Carrier system, complete with waistband and free shipping.

Prize Package #2: Our signature Baby Carrier system, complete with waistband AND our shoulder diaper bag both with free shipping

Added Bonus Prizes!!!

Periodically throughout the contest we will be selecting people who enter to win a free onesie or bib! We will be announcing the winners on our blog. So enter early and tell your friends because the big prizes are given away in two weeks but you could win these prizes along the way.

Now HOW TO ENTER:

To Enter For Prize Package #1:

Watch our YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orrvrE5KVLM And leave a comment about what you see. (All comments saying ‘enter me into the contest’ will be deleted. It must be a comment on the video contents not the contest) All comments on YouTube will be entered into the contest. And the winner will be notified via YouTube messages

To Enter For Prize #2:

Embed this YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orrvrE5KVLM on your blog or website and leave a comment on this post with the URL to the location of your video

Rules:

You can and are encouraged to enter to win both prize packages
People who win small Added Bonus prizes are still in the running for the Prize Packages
Each participate can only do each entry method one time to gain entries for each Prize Package
The contest Starts March 9th, 2011 and ends March 22nd, 2011 at 11:59 MST, the winner will be
randomly selected and announced March 24th, 2010
If you have any questions email Emmie@okkatots.com

Thank you for your travel diaper bag, color feedback!

Jeanette — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:02:56 +0000

Option 1

Thank you to all who responded to our request for color preferences! We received your preferences and made a choice!

Top choice: dark grey with green lining. We have ordered the new bags! We’re exited to also order our regular backpack in the same dark grey/green and the red/beige.

We’ll keep adding to our color range as the company grows. Winners of the Okkatots bibs and onesies will be announced in our next post when we have the names and some pictures of prizes ready! Thank you again to all who contributed!

Which of the Top 3 Color Combinations do you like Best?

Jeanette — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:03:30 +0000

Thank you to all those who helped us narrow down the Color Options for the New Travel Depot Baby Bag! The 3 favorite options are shown below. We are posting it on the blog this time in order to track the results better. Just leave a comment letting us know which color combination you like the best. We will tally the comments before letting any of the comments show so as not to influence any one else’s opinion. Those who participate will go into the running to WIN an Okkatots little roos “T” shirt, bib or Onesie!!!

Baby Carrier Tip #2: Baby carrier adjusts even more as baby grows taller.

Jeanette — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:53:19 +0000

As we discussed in Tip # 1, there are two methods for carrying your baby facing out. As a baby grows too tall to comfortably fit her arms under the shoulder straps they can go out over the shoulder straps. You can use this feature with your baby either facing baby in or facing baby out. The straps are padded for this purpose.

When you first try this the straps might be too high under your baby’s arms. To make baby more comfortable you can shrink the pouch down as if for a newborn. This will lower the straps.

You can do this either after attaching the pouch to the shoulder harness or before. (We’ll do a video of this soon to make it easier to figure out.) In these images we show the pouch already attached to the shoulder harness. The adjusting strap is pulled up, folded down then achored to the velcro pad. The following pictures will give you an idea:

The shoulder straps are then connected under baby’ arms. The following pictures show baby facing in and then facing out:

Be sure to do the waist belt up for added security.

Do you have any questions about how to do this?

And the Winners Are….!

Jeanette — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:56:16 +0000

OK!! Here they are, the winners in the Okkatots PTPA Award winning products giveaway!
First prize of an Okkatots Baby Carrier System goes to: Vanessa Barker Congratulations Vanessa!!!
Second prize of a Travel Baby Depot Bag, goes to: Mary Preston congratulations Mary!!!
We will be contacting the winners via email and ask that they contact us with their full name and address.

We have an extra special “Thank You” coupon for 30% off your entire order in our OkkaShop for all those who entered the giveaway. To get 30% off enter coupon code: ptpa2010 and hit enter on our OkkaShop …and yes, you can share it with friends! In fact, hurry now while there is free shipping in the US!
Congratulations once again to our winers and thank you to all our friends who entered! This has been a delight.

Make a Newborn Book: Second in the Series ‘Toys for Newborns’

Jeanette — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:50:10 +0000

Make your own book/s for your tiny little one. I know this looks cheap, and it is, but for a quick book use the side of a cereal box, diaper box or any box that has strong contrasting colors or large black and white printing. Include at least one picture of a face. We found one on the other side of the cornflake box but you can print one out from our images or draw one on paper the glue it on.

You can also invest in some cardstock and make a really snazzy book like the one below. Laminate it if you like to protect it from spills!

Why a book like this?

The folded panels let the book stand up on its own. Baby can explore the graphics at his own pace. He can look away and come back at his leisure. He can focus on the patterns that interest him most.
The strong dark/light contrast helps baby begin building nerve pathways that form foundations for reading. As he begins to understand representations of light and dark he is preparing to distinguish letters and words.
Why faces? Learning is most effective when it begins at the level of a person’s interest and experience. The human face is of great interest to a newborn. By visually exploring a graphic or drawing of a face he builds the nerve pathways that help him understand the complex notion that a living three dimensional being can be represented by a symbol on a page. That’s huge!
This short clip shows Taj reading his first book. You can tell which graphic most interests him.

In the next video he is looking at a book constructed of new materials by our friends at United Way for their Welcome Baby program. Notice which image intrigues him most.

Below are some picture instructions for the no-cost book. We also have some black and white pictures and patterns you can use to either add to this book or create one like the one shown in the video above.
Here is the link to the black and white pictures and patterns:
Newborn-BW-graphics (Set your printer preferences to print horizontal – landscape.)
You can print these out to make your book. Cut them out and glue them onto bright colored cardstock squares and then onto a strip of white poster board (thin cardboard) about 7″ wide and 22″ long (18cm x 22cm). Glue pictures to both sides of the card strip so you can give your baby more variety by alternating sides. Laminate the book and it will last generations!

Here are some picture steps to make the no-cost book. You probably don’t need them but I’m one for overkill!

Here are the graphics in jpeg form in case PDFs don’t work for you.

Place the book in your baby’s crib or on a blanket or playmat on the floor during his quiet alert state. Place it about 8 – 12 inches or 20 – 30 cm away. Remember to alternate sides so that both eyes get the same amount of work. You will only need a few moments on each side before your baby is likely to tire but those short moments add up to a lot of nerve pathways! Enjoy! Let us know if you have any suggestions to add to this post. How have you used a newborn book? If you have used one what patterns interested your baby most?

Thank you to all those who entered our giveaway!

Jeanette — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:58:17 +0000

We’ve had a great response to our giveaway and want to thank all those who entered and thank you for your wonderful feedback! We are tallying the entries and will let you know the winners (my first attempt was “winers” oops- far from it!) as soon as we have them. We will also be offering a discount . . . → Read More: Thank you to all those who entered our giveaway!